Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13
,,,eryiewsd by Representative Of the
Miner He Responds to Interr0.
gatories Concerning the
Whole Field.
Ex-senator Hill, Of Colorado, Cate.
chised by the Pacific Railway
InQuisitors, and is Rather
Reticent.
Tho First Case Of Over. Charges Comes
Up Against the o. r. & n. and
the Answer Of the Com.
pany Thereto.
Corralled and Catechised.

Corrslled and Catechised.
ucr PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGE
CAKES INTERVIEWED.
About ] o'clock yesterday afternoon
,,oc;sl car arrived in Butte, brought hitt
~ bv a. special engine of the Monta n
Union from Anaconda. On board the ca
-orsT F. Cakes, Vice President and Gen
er.l Manager OF the Northern Pac:f fic Rail
,o.d. J. M. Hannaford, General Traff
Manager OF the same road; together will
CT Brown, of New York, and c. H. Pres
.ott Of Portland. General Dana, of tn,
Montana Union, M. ]. Connell, Marcus
n.,v and Mrs. DAILY and Mrs. Eddy accom-
ranied the party here from Anaconda
rbe,e the Northern Pacific officials and
their guests had spent a few hours
IookipQ over the famous Ana.
,onda Smelter, on their way
hack from a visit as far west az
Tacoma. The party were met. at the
dspot by Mr.. McCsig, agent of the Northern
Pacific here, and the train then ascended
the Montana Union hill tracks, where OBJ.
icts Of interest were pointed out to the
visitors. On reaching Anaconda hill visit
vas Maid to the works -and when the in
,uection was concluded carriages were
taken, and the party drove to the Silver
- Club At half-past three lunch was
partaken of at the Metropolitan restau-
rant and later in the aft -rnoon The MINER
representative was cordially received by
Mr., Oakes and series OF questions put to
him to which he frankly returned tho fol-
lowing answers
THE CASCADE DIVISION.
"Mr. Cakes, is the Northern Pacific going
TO make the present swItchback on the Cas-
cade division to tidewater at Tacoma the
main line, as provided by their charter, or,
pending the completion OF the Cascade tun-
mel, will the road run to Portland through
Wallua Junction."
"The Northern Pacific will probably do
switchback, but will continue to do the
freight and passenger business by way OF
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany, as heretofore"
THENULLAN TUNNEL.
"Isit the intended policy of the Northern
Pacific to maintain the Mullan Tunnel
routs, or is it not the policy of the road to
build from Bozeman to Butte and make
that the main line?"
1.-The Mullan Tunnel is now in better
hon hi oil
citizen Mr.. Marcus Daily, to whom we are
greatly indebted for his intelligent super
vison during the repairs, will inform you.
Weintend, therefore, to continue the use OF
the tunnel. The idea of building from
Boseman to Butte has not yet materialized.
butt Butte continues to develop it would
not surprise me to see this line built at an
early date"
EFFECT OF THE U. d N. CHANGE OF GAUGE.
What effect will the change OF gauge of
the Utah & Northern have on the Northern
Paclfc-will it not result in a reduction OF
rates to points equally accessible by the
Union Pacific and Northern Pacifc?'
THE change of gauge OF the Union Pacific
will be of great benefit to that road, but we
donot look upon this as of half the i'm
portance OF an active man like Tom Potter
10 take charge OF that company's affairs.
DE will certainly make it warm for u.s.;
EFFECTS OF THE NEW RELATIONS OF THE N.
P. & C. p.
What will be the effect on the Northern
Pacific traffic of the dissertation of the
Ohlon Pacific from the Central Pacific,
ana the putting on of line of steamers by
,ae Union Pacific from San Francisco to
rortand and through shipments by the
Union Pacific Of the Pacific Ocean trade
over the Oregon Railway & Navigation in
Head OF the Central Pacifc?"
look upon the reported movement OF
Vie Union Pacific to handle Pacific Coast
Wa water to Portland as simply an lntima-
"on TO the Central Pacific that they must
'ofk more closely by the Ogden route. 1t
Will have no further significance. You can't
"fce traffic by an ocean route against
railway Dispatch
WILL THERE BE REDUC, d RATES.
:, Mr., Cakes, do you believe that the
lnon Pacific can afford to reduce the rate
petween the Union Pacific and the Northern
tSclhc BY the change of gauge OF the Utah
q GNorthern?"
That is a difficult question to answer.
lhe hegeater distance of the Union Pacific
route since the Northern tactic made it's
numerous reductions in Butte rates has so
Mf reduced the net revenue OF the Utah
aNorthern that it will be some time before
"es will find it expedient to further reduce
rates."
MONTANA UNION MANAGEMENT.
l.. ut understood to he the policy in the
u'ufe, as in the past, OF the Union Pacific
suu Northern Pacific to maintain the Mon
.sna Union as separate Orga nization and
.sa compromise between the two trans
'on'nental companies?"
l should say such is the policy OF the
"ocompanies."
.,. iher Mr.. Oakes, have you, as repre-
to tten.,ns ams the Northern Pacific, got anything
h..o h. oler IN the way of suggestions for the
V'.erment e. OF that service?"
T., ulVe Gen. Dana and his assistants a
~ ''. 'ime and they will bring matters out
W 'ne satisfaction of the Butte people,"
AS TO c. q N. W. CONNECTION.
t;os Mr. oakes have you read the proposi-
RIO ou OF leading capitalists OF Butte and
ana nselaD u to build short line between here
6N.no no1eman to connect with the Chicago
tbs tbs,1or'ni,western, ,o and what do you think OF
eani. ,..sanslolIlty OF the proposition OF the
pr!saag p,ta,'sts Of the two cities in the enter
., 'nlnk this is an excellent project. If
i capitalists will build the line and turn
do liver to the Northern Pacific, they will
,,,.:, o"ething that will entitle them to the
'''ude OF their countrymen.'
PERSONAL AS TO MR.. oAKEs.
b., 'na' ls the truth in the reports which
that r oeen circulating through the country
as sou ar" about to resign your position
dent t'uera a' Manager and First Vice Presi-
dut;sS y, me Northern Pacific to assume the
NilwanSh' General Manager of the Chicago,
lent ~ t'tee tne st. Paul. and what color is
elegant ,,lls n speculation by the sale Of your
.eci.t,olp PROPERTY in St. Paul to the Irish
Hrvyb,a,or ,or the benefit of Bishop Ireland.
sV"vy IN the North waut IN vyra y,r,ad I, n